TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

[Guest Gregg Hill]

Hello!

 

I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an answer. I

am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble upon this post

while I am off on Google looking for the answer.

 

1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the system

tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS. I have

"Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin Templates >

Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user can disable the

USB backup drive on the TS.

 

2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting to

enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.

 

Anybody have a clue?

 

Thank you!

 

Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look for

the above items)

[Guest Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

 

Here is another annoyance:

 

In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and other

articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted below, and a

gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon created on each new

user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed the OE icon creation!

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]

"StubPath"=""

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]

"StubPath"=""

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]

"StubPath"=""

 

Gregg Hill

 

 

 

 

 

"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in

message news:OavpjImCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hello!

>

> I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an answer.

> I am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble upon this

> post while I am off on Google looking for the answer.

>

> 1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the system

> tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS. I have

> "Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin Templates >

> Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user can disable the

> USB backup drive on the TS.

>

> 2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting

> to enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.

>

> Anybody have a clue?

>

> Thank you!

>

> Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look for

> the above items)

>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

 

I've had great luck using a redirected start menu and simply hiding the

icons mentioned below.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in

message news:OI2S40mCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Here is another annoyance:

>

> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and other

> articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted below, and

> a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon created on each new

> user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed the OE icon creation!

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]

> "StubPath"=""

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]

> "StubPath"=""

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]

> "StubPath"=""

>

> Gregg Hill

>

>

>

>

>

> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote

> in message news:OavpjImCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Hello!

>>

>> I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an answer.

>> I am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble upon this

>> post while I am off on Google looking for the answer.

>>

>> 1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the

>> system tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS.

>> I have "Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin

>> Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user

>> can disable the USB backup drive on the TS.

>>

>> 2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting

>> to enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.

>>

>> Anybody have a clue?

>>

>> Thank you!

>>

>> Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look for

>> the above items)

>>

>

>

[Guest Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

 

I'll try that. Any ideas on the items in my first post?

 

Thank you!

 

Gregg Hill

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

news:uxSch5pCJHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> I've had great luck using a redirected start menu and simply hiding the

> icons mentioned below.

>

> --

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote

> in message news:OI2S40mCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Here is another annoyance:

>>

>> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and other

>> articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted below,

>> and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon created on each

>> new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed the OE icon

>> creation!

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> Gregg Hill

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote

>> in message news:OavpjImCJHA.4700@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Hello!

>>>

>>> I have some minor appearance issues to which I cannot yet find an

>>> answer. I am posting here in the hope that some bored guru will stumble

>>> upon this post while I am off on Google looking for the answer.

>>>

>>> 1) I cannot turn off the "Stop USB Mass Storage Device" item in the

>>> system tray when restricted users are logged into a locked down 2000 TS.

>>> I have "Hide the notification area" checked under User Config > Admin

>>> Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. I need to kill that so no end user

>>> can disable the USB backup drive on the TS.

>>>

>>> 2) Another thing I have Googled to death is trying to find a GPO setting

>>> to enable desktop icon auto arrange for all users.

>>>

>>> Anybody have a clue?

>>>

>>> Thank you!

>>>

>>> Gregg Hill (slowly stepping through the lockdown policy still to look

>>> for the above items)

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest TP]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

 

Hi Gregg,

 

Internet Explorer

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

 

Outlook Express

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

 

Address Book

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}

 

-TP

 

Gregg Hill wrote:

> Here is another annoyance:

>

> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and

> other articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted

> below, and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon

> created on each new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed

> the OE icon creation!

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]

> "StubPath"=""

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]

> "StubPath"=""

>

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]

> "StubPath"=""

>

> Gregg Hill

[Guest Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

 

Well, it appears I did not have the

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

 

registry entry to kill. I will do that and let you know how it goes.

 

Thank you!

 

P.S. I still have that pesky "arrange icons via GPO" question nagging me.

 

 

 

 

"TP" <tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote in message

news:ODtb9HuCJHA.3396@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi Gregg,

>

> Internet Explorer

>

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

>

> Outlook Express

>

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

>

> Address Book

>

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}

>

> -TP

>

> Gregg Hill wrote:

>> Here is another annoyance:

>>

>> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and

>> other articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted

>> below, and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon

>> created on each new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed

>> the OE icon creation! [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active

>> Setup\Installed

>> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> Gregg Hill

[Guest Gregg Hill]

Re: TS session minor annoyances...that are making me crazy!

 

I just looked on the client's 2003 TS and the

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

 

entry is not there.

 

Gregg Hill (giving up for the rest of the weekend!)

 

 

"TP" <tperson.knowspamn@mailandnews.com> wrote in message

news:ODtb9HuCJHA.3396@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi Gregg,

>

> Internet Explorer

>

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\>{26923b43-4d38-484f-9b9e-de460746276c}

>

> Outlook Express

>

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}

>

> Address Book

>

> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}

>

> -TP

>

> Gregg Hill wrote:

>> Here is another annoyance:

>>

>> In spite of using http://support.microsoft.com/kb/250380/en-us and

>> other articles to remove the three "stub path" registry entries noted

>> below, and a gutted Default User profile, I still get an IE icon

>> created on each new user's "Start > Programs" menu. At least I killed

>> the OE icon creation! [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active

>> Setup\Installed

>> Components\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed

>> Components\{7790769C-0471-11d2-AF11-00C04FA35D02}]

>> "StubPath"=""

>>

>> Gregg Hill